1/9 As most people in Canada know, yesterday was the first day of advance voting (note: Election Canada offices have been open for a while, and one can vote at them through April 22). I cast my vote for Will Greaves, the Liberal Party Candidate in my #VictoriaBC district. Here's why… #yyjpoli - ThreadSky

pentastich.bsky.social • 12 days ago

1/9 As most people in Canada know, yesterday was the first day of advance voting (note: Election Canada offices have been open for a while, and one can vote at them through April 22). I cast my vote for Will Greaves, the Liberal Party Candidate in my #VictoriaBC district. Here's why…
#yyjpoli

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pentastich.bsky.social•12 days ago

2/9 The three largest parties in the Victoria electoral district are the LPC, the NDP, and the CPC. Voting projections suggest the LPC and NDP are both more popular here than the CPC is, so LPC/NDP vote splitting isn't an issue for me. Vote splitting IS an issue in several neighbouring districts!

pentastich.bsky.social•12 days ago

3/9 Our current MP is Laurel Collins, who previously served part of a term as a city councilor. Overall, I think she's been a good MP. I think Will Greaves will be also be good, and his expertise on environmental and foreign policy issues seems particularly important right now. I've

pentastich.bsky.social•12 days ago

4/9 …had the chance to chat will Will several times over the past few years, mostly socially, and I've found him smart and thoughtful. I also know he's good with kids (I've seen him with his), for what that's worth. We've talked about environmental and political issues, and he knows his stuff. At…

pentastich.bsky.social•12 days ago

5/9 …a higher level, I really want a majority LPC government. I don't want another election for the next four years, and I don't want to see the federal government tied in knots the way it has been lately. I'm sick of performative brinksmanship. On top of that, I haven't been impressed by…

pentastich.bsky.social•12 days ago

6/9 …the NDP federal leadership. In today's crazy world, I want a stable, pragmatic, hand on the helm for a full election cycle, and I think Carney is by far our best choice for that. On the issues, I think the Liberals are solid on housing, and much better on the environment than the CPC (though…

pentastich.bsky.social•12 days ago

7/9 …that is a low bar to clear). In case it's not obvious, I do not support the CPC at all. The CPC's positions on the environment, on housing, on human rights, their "woke" dog whistling, their support for the Ottawa "convoy" extremists,…

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